Vodafone Ghana employees and the Vodafone Group Foundation have raised GH¢100,000 towards the establishment of the Vodafone Ark Foundation Transit Shelter for survivors of domestic violence.
It was learnt that the fund was donated to the Ark Foundation – a non-profit organisation (NPO) that provides support for survivors of domestic violence.
Development Diaries gathered that the donation was part of Vodafone’s efforts to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and its numerous challenges especially domestic abuse, which was observed to have increased globally, as survivors were compelled to stay at home with their abusers in order to curb the spread of the virus.
The Board Chair of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Dr. Joyce Aryee, said, ‘One of the core mandates of the Vodafone Foundation is to meet the needs of vulnerable women in society and the Covid-19 outbreak makes our support for Ark Foundation even more relevant.
‘During the lockdown period, it was realised that many women experienced physical and sexual abuse. In view of this, we decided to support the Ark Foundation to take care of vulnerable women and children by means of this gesture. The donation is a true reflection of Vodafone’s continuous support for Ghanaians in spite of the pandemic’.
On the part of the Foundation and Sustainability Lead at Vodafone, Amaris Nana Perbi, he said, ‘When completed, the new Vodafone Ark Foundation Transit Shelter would have a fully furnished mini digital library for study and research, a recreational area for comfort, new washrooms, CCTV cameras for security and Vodafone’s fibre broadband connectivity’.
He also said that the Vodafone Foundation will make available Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essentials.
The Executive Director of Ark Foundation, Dr. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, received the cheque on behalf of the Ark Foundation.
She said, ‘The new facility, when completed, will enhance our humanitarian work of providing counselling and shelter for survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence.
‘We had come under financial stress in recent times because of the dwindling donor support. We are extremely delighted that Vodafone Ghana Foundation has come to our aid’.
Source: Ghanaian Times
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